Home of the Media: Part II

Last week I wrote about an assignment I had in one of my classes. The assignment was to document every time I used any kind of media. It has been a week and I have completed the assignment. Today I decided to follow up on last week's post. These are my observations from that assignment.

The media controls my life. That might be the truest thing I have ever said. The media runs all aspects of my life. There is very little that I do that doesn’t involve the media. I often wonder what it must have been like to live in the time before radio, television and movies. After doing this assignment I can state for a fact that I can no longer even begin to imagine what that must have been like.

Music is a great passion of mine. Although I cannot play any instruments nor do I have any great musical abilities, I still listen to music all the time. I listen to music in my car, in my room, at dinner, at bars, all over the place. I find it hard to imagine what life would be like without music. The great benefit of music is that it can change my mood like the flick of a light. When I’m feeling bad I listen to music and I instantly feel good. When I’m stressed I put on my “Cat Stevens” record and am relaxed right away. Music does what nothing else can and that’s why I love it.

Although I love music, I can’t seem to keep my eyes off the television. It’s as if my eyes are amazed by the bright colors and the technologies swirling around on the screen. I use television as source of great entertainment. Television had the most minutes of any other media for me. Keep in mind that this was a week before some of my favorite shows come back on. I can imagine that if I were to do this same thing next week that the minutes would be much higher.

The internet is by far the greatest invention of my life time. The internet just makes life easier. I use it as a source of entertainment as well as education. I learn things just by reading articles online. I will say that if it weren’t for the internet I probably still wouldn’t know what I wanted to major in. The internet provided me with the tools to write a blog which then sparked my interest in writing which then made me want to major in journalism. Thanks internet.

Music, television, and the internet are great, but the film industry blows them out of the water. Movies are the greatest thing ever. They tell stories like nothing else can. Movies evoke all different kinds of emotions. They can make you laugh, cry, or jump out of your seat. Nothing can do what movies can do. Movies ranked second in minutes but they are my number one joy in media. I cannot even begin to think of life without movies. I think it would just be boring.

In conclusion, media is my life. I hardly go anywhere or do anything that doesn’t involve the media. Some people may be ashamed or surprised by the amount of time they spend using the media, but not me. It’s 2011, the media is such a big part of today’s culture and I am going to use it all the time.

Thank you for reading. I'll be back next week with more. You can follow this blog to keep up to date with my updates. Have a good weekend. Goodbye.


What I'm Listening To:

"American Eyes" by Wildlife